Carrington discusses international politics with Knox
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Carrington discusses international politics with Knox
Description
Letter, discusses Judicial appointment; discusses French Revolution; mentions Revolutions in Denmark and Sweden.
short description
Ltr, dis Judicial appointment.
year created
1789
month created
10
day created
25
author
sent from location
Richmond
recipient
sent to location
New York
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Edward Carrington
[Lucy] Knox
Greene
notable location
New York
Richmond
America
Denmark
Sweden
France
notable item/thing
kind remembrance
"mount the whirlwind & direct the storm"
good enough to present me in the most friendly terms
spirit never before known in the old world
pride suggests that it was imbibed from America
affectionate letter
accept my most sincere & grateful thanks for the kind and friendly attention
real value of the appointment conferred upon me
ascertained from experiment
acceptance will be founded upon a determination
discovery which shall be made as to the adequacy of the compensation to the responsibility of the office
various calculations
try the issue
consider myself under very great obligations to the President for his confidence
Judiciary system is so defective that it will doubtless undergo much alteration in the next session of Congress
Revolution in France is as singular as it is important to the cause of liberty
first instance in the History of Nations of a King & his people uniting to extend the rights of the latter in abridging the powers and privilieges of the Nobles
tendency of revolutions founded in a sense amongst the people of oppression from the nobility has ever been to an implicit surrender of every king into the hands of the sovereign
precedents
document number
1789102540101
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | AJK13 (3 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | V: 25, P: 24 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Edward Carrington | Richmond | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | New York | [n/a] |